adenylic acid

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ad·e·nyl·ic acid (

See AMP.

[aden(ine) + -yl + -ic + acid.]

adenylic acid [ˌædəˈnɪlɪk]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a nucleotide consisting of adenine, ribose or deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of DNA or RNA Also called adenosine monophosphate

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adenylic acid - a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP

adenosine monophosphate, AMP

nucleotide, base - a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

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